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Talk of the town: Virtual world gets stroke survivors talking

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Have you ever felt like you know exactly what you want to say, but just can't get the words out? Having a word on the tip of your tongue can be frustrating at the best of times, but for people with communication difficulties, it can be a constant struggle to find the right words, make sentences and connect with others.

Scarcer food may have pushed early humans to rework stone tools for longer use

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About 300,000 years ago, the emergence of the first Homo sapiens in Africa was accompanied by major cultural and technological changes, marking the beginning of a new archaeological period, the Middle Stone Age. At that time, African landscapes were also undergoing profound transformations. To understand how the earliest members of our species lived and adapted, it is therefore essential to reconstruct the environments in which they lived.

Midterms, Affordability & Markets

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The Close brings you the latest news and analysis leading up to the final minutes and seconds before and after the closing bell on Wall Street. Today's guests are New York Life Investment Management Global Market Strategist Julia Hermann, Focus: HOPE CEO Portia Roberson, CIBC Private Wealth Senior Energy Trader Rebecca Babin, Bedrock CEO Jared Fleisher, Hamtramck City Clerk Sami Ehady, Janus Henderson Investors Head of Multi-Asset Macro Investing Mike Contopoulos, Wedbush Securities Equity Research, Hardware Managing Director Matt Bryson, VSORA Chair Sandra Rivera, S&P Global Ratings Chief Analytical Officer For Governments Nora Wittstruck, University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers Director Joanne Hsu, & Edward Jones Head of Policy, Regulatory and Government Relations Andy Blocker. (Source: Bloomberg)

Man Utd eye Man City's Ait-Nouri - Wednesday's gossip

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Manchester City defender Rayan Ait-Nouri a surprise target for Manchester United, Crystal Palace could turn to England assistant boss Anthony Barry if they sack Pierre Sage, Barcelona keen on Arsenal centre-back Piero Hincapie, plus more.

Voter turnout surges in election that will determine direction of Congress – as it happened

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This live blog is now closed. You can follow election night live here.

It has just gone past 06:30 in North Carolina, Ohio and West Virginia where polls have now opened.

Here are some of the key voter issues shaping the US midterm elections:

The economy: Despite Trump’s 2024 campaign pledge to tackle affordability issues, the economy consistently ranks as voters’ top concern.

Iran: Trump’s decision to go to war with the Tehran regime has exacerbated economic worries. Iran’s retaliatory decision to close the strait of Hormuz has driven up gasoline prices for US motorists. It also represents a breach of his pledge to end the US’s supposed addiction to “forever wars”.

Immigration: Enforcement and closing the border remains a signature issue for Trump. He repeatedly boasts of the impact of his closure of the southern border as one of his biggest achievements, making comparisons with the performance of Joe Biden.

AI and datacenters: AI has emerged as a key campaign issue, with surveys showing a majority of voters holding negative views on it, even as Trump champions its development and attempts to rename it “super intelligence”.

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